belligerency
1. hostile or warlike attitude or nature • Syn: belligerence • Derivationally related forms: belligerent, belligerent (for: belligerence) • Hypernyms: hostility, enmity, ill will • Hyponyms: warpath 2. fighting; acts of overt warfare - the outbreak of hostilities • Syn: hostilities • Derivationally related forms: belligerent, hostile (for: hostilities) • Hypernyms: combat, armed combat
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